Making moon sand for a sensory activity
Have you ever wondered how to make moon sand or even heard of this before. It is very simple to make consisting of just two ingredients. Older children could make this on their own. This sensory activity is great for developing children’s sensory awareness and it can also develop many other areas of development. Children may decide to push cars around in the sand or buy objects. As children are happily playing they will be talking to their peers about what they are, therefore this is helping develop their communication and language development.
Sensory activities are ideal in allowing children to use their senses to explore what is around them,however, some children are very reluctant to get messy and touch things. In these circumstances, practitioners need to support children and not force them into doing something they don’t want to do. To read more about this click here
Resources need to make moon sand
- Bowl
- Cup
- Baby oil
- Flour
- Tray to put the moon sand in
Watch this video on how to make moon sand.
